SPLASH

We met all of the James cousins at Splash!  It was a fun day had by all!  BIG thanks to Allie and Benjamin for helping me with Cole and Judson!  They loved it!

I LOVE this!!

Me and the boys...to bad Judson had an ENTIRE bag of fruit chews in his mouth! 

Blocks and Poles

This week the blocks in the basement were laid as well as all the electricity poles going up!  I was amazed at how fast both of these projects went...next plumbing and the slab being poured! 

Here kitty kitty

A few weeks ago me and the boys were walking out of the house to go look at the "new" house and we heard it!!  That awful noise that makes anyone jump...the rattle!  Eek I hate that noise and honestly it's only the second time we have ever had one here at the house.  I immediately got on the stick to find some cats!  If you know me at all you know I am not a Cat Lady and never will be!  But they are a necessity our here. And the boys LOVE  them! 

AKA Smarts

Let me introduce you to Cole Bly AKA "Smarts."  A few weeks ago Cole started noticing that his cousins call me "aunt caca" (laugh if you must) but I take that nickname with pride.  Grayson and Olivia gave that to me ALL on their own at a very young age. 

One Saturday night he asked me to give him a nickname.  If you know me well, I am a thinker and not one to give someone a "nickname" in a matter of seconds, so I did what any GREAT mom would do and told him to ask his Dad!  :)  Levi told Cole to give him a night to think it over. 

All the way to church on Sunday, Cole drilled us on his nickname, we assured him we would have one after church!  I did my normal Sunday routine and visited and picked up Judson from nursery!  When I got back to the car THEY had decided on a name!!    It went something like this:

Cole:  Dad I thought of a nickname during church!
Levi:  Really Cole so did I!
Cole:  Let me tell you first Dad...I think it should be "smarts."
Levi: Chuckling... Cole I wanted to call you "brains," but "smarts is better."

So here you have it, the name we worked so hard to come up with...this ornery, adorable, talkative little guy would NOW like to be called "SMARTS" by ALL! 

MR SMARTS

Holes and More Holes

This past week we had the basement dug and cement poured, septic tank hole dug and water well house hole dug!  I'd say it was a productive week!!  :).

Slumber Party

Natalie had a little outpatient surgery last week and I decided she needed to come spend the night with me.  I thought she could rest more at our house...ha that was a joke!  My boys were so excited for Nannie and Olivia to spend the night!  She read them book after book!!!  She recovered fast and is 100%!!  Can't wait until next time Nannie!!

Books and MORE BOOKS

And always a game of "Pig" with Levi

Friday night date night

One of my most favorite things to do is golf with the man.  We used to do it ALL the time before kiddos so it is always a nice treat now.  We are both very competitive so we like a good challenge!  We had a fun date night with the Day's and the Garcia's!  An added bonus to get to spend some sister time too, we had alot of laughs! 

Isn't he a cutie?

I am so blessed that these two are my best friends, they know me like no one else does and love me for ME!!